Magnolia Hotshots’ Mark Barroca. –PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–Magnolia rediscovered its contact simply in time to pummel NLEX on Friday night time, 99-72, finally preserving its begin within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup spotless in 5 video games.
Hotshots’ import Tyler Bey, Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon, and Mark Barroca joined arms in a fiery third quarter to outscore the enemy, 30-14 and just about take the combat out of the Highway Warriors with nonetheless loads of basketball left to play.
“We simply reminded the gamers to tighten the protection. So this can be a testomony, limiting (NLEX) to only beneath 80 factors,” mentioned coach Chito Victolero on the heels of the rout at PhilSports Enviornment in Pasig Metropolis that additionally stored the membership squarely on high of the standings.
Bey completed with 23 factors, Barroca 19, Lee 14, Jalalon 11. James Laput ended up chipping in 16 factors into the scoring effort because the membership’s core of stars retired from the match midway by way of the ultimate body.
Import Stokley Chaffee Jr. put up 23 factors and 19 in his NLEX debut. Kris Rosales added 15 however with no different native participant ending with double digits, the Highway Warriors hardly stood an opportunity.
NLEX dropped to ninth spot, for now falling out of the qualifying threshold for the playoffs with a 2-3 mark.
Magnolia performs 1-4 Blackwater subsequent. NLEX, in the meantime, turns its sights on 3-1 Meralco.
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